Elizabethton Beats Blue Grays 4 1 To Stay Ahead
Elizabethton Locals win 4-1 over the Bluefield Blue Grays in Elizabethton Tennessee as Paul Musselman sparkles with clutch plays. Bluefield drops to third place while Elizabethton maintains the lead. Bluefield threats are stalled by pitcher Larry Gaffica. A doubleheader is scheduled for tomorrow night.
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Welch Miners edge Johnson City in curfew halted game
In Welch W Va, June 13 the Welch Miners beat the Johnson City Cardinals 13 to 9 after a three hour, five minute game. Curfew ended play in the eighth inning. Max Patkin will perform at Bowen Field Friday before Blue Grays vs Bristol Twins.
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New River Tops Kingsport 5-3 Behind Simon’s Strong Hurling
Jerry Simon limited Kingsport to six hits as New River defeated the Cherokees 5-3 tonight. Mike Marsalisi drove in two runs with a triple and a single while Simon struck out eight and walked four. Kingsport’s Bob Schopp allowed eight hits but his defense let him down in key moments.
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Pulaski Displays Strong Pitching to Take Bristol Loss
Pulaski Counts defeated Bristol 5-3 to stay atop the Appalachian league standings. Frank Wilders pitched six solid hits and fanned 12 for the Counts, while Bristol’s Bob Reich allowed three earned runs as seven Bristol errors doomed the rookie squad. Chuck Ferguson led Pulaski with a triple and two singles. Mack Meeks had a double and a single for Bristol. Bristol played without Vinnie LaSala who was recalled home after his grandfather’s death. The teams scheduled a doubleheader for tomorrow.
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Baseball results from yesterday show local teams on the scoreboard
Pulaski defeated Bristol 6 to 3 while Elizabethton beat Bluefield 4 to 1 and New River won 5 to 1 over Bluefield. Kingsport fell 3 to 0 against New River with Johnson City facing Welca in the night slate.
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Piedmont League Scoreboard Highlights North Atlantic Matchups
Portsmouth blanked Newport News 15 but Richmond and Roanoke played tight games as Roanoke edged Lynchburg 6 to 5 in ten innings while Norfolk failed to score in a 0 0 day for the league action.
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Local sports scores and odd notes from Galaxy Times
Central League shows no games. Radford defeats Elkins 4 0 Mt Airy 4 North Wilkesboro 0 Wytheville 9. Amit Wheat warns seeds over 25 years old will not sprout. Snail hunting is popular in France.
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American League Results From Last Night
Scores show Chicago 6, New York 6, Detroit 6, Philadelphia 6 in 10 innings. St. Louis 8, Washington 4. Boston 8, Cleveland 1.
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Major League Baseball Matchups on Tonight Card
Philadelphia faces Detroit Brissie 1 8 and Trout 4 0 in a key doubleheader. New York opposes Chicago Lopat 7 3 and Wight 4 7 with stakes high. Boston visits Cleveland night game McDermott 4 1 and Garcia 3 4. Washington at St Louis night Marrero 2 2 versus Garver 5 4.
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Localized Baseball Card Pairings From Evening Slate
A compact schedule lists Brooklyn M inner versus Roe with a 1-3 to 6-3 line, Pittsburgh at New York Borony facing Kennedy 0-0 to 2-3, St Louis Philadelphia night Mun ger 3-2 against Heintvelman 1-4, and Cincinnati Boston night Wehmeter 3-7 versus Sain 8-4.
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Musial Leads All Star Balloting In Early Returns
Stan Musial tops the American and National league poll with 2083 votes on 4679 ballots as of June 13. Chicago Tribune reports Musial ahead of Detroit’s George Kell and Brooklyn’s Jackie Robinson in early voting for the July 11 All Star Game at Comiskey Park.
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Princeton Ball Nine Set For Four Games This Week
The Princeton baseball team schedules two Black Diamond league games and two exhibitions this week. Mercer county seaters travel to Mullens for a league game tonight, Amigo visits Princeton Friday night for a benefit, Glen Lyn visits Narrows on Saturday, and Logan plays in Princeton Sunday afternoon. Mullens and Logan games are league contests. The Friday game with Amigo is labeled Player's Benefit.
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U S Amateur Trial Round In Huntington New York
The U S Golf Association announced 37 qualifying sites for the 1950 National Amateur, five more than last year. Entries close at 5 p m est July 24. Listed sites include Baltimore Pittsburgh Memphis Nashville Richmond Huntington and others.
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Cardinals flay Simmons to win 6-3 in pennant chase
St Louis broke Curt Simmons with six runs in the sixth inning to beat Philadelphia 6-3 as Harry Brecheen won his fourth in relief. Del Ennis homered for Philadelphia in the ninth. Brecheen improved to 4-3 while Simmons took the loss. Also, Roy Smalley belted a two run homer in the 11th to lift the Cubs over the Dodgers 6-3, dropping Brooklyn three games behind the Cardinals.
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Perkins Sets Sights On Home Win Over Portsmouth
Ernie Perkins, angered and determined, returns in his weight class for a Ramsey auditorium bout Thursday night against Portsmouth Ohio fighters. The Bluefield captain, coming off two losses to heavies, emphasizes fighting within his division and aims to show fans his peak form. The card features Pat McGraw, PatPat Patterson, Gordon Hagewood, Charlie Baker and more as matchmaker Ralph Griffith fields a strong lineup.
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Braves Top Reds 5-3 On Marshall and Torgeson Homers
Boston wins home stand opener 5-3 over Cincinnati behind Willard Marshall and Earl Torgeson homers. Bob Chipman earned the win after entering in the first, as Cincinnati's runs came off Bob Hogue.
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Jansen Wins Giants Shutout Of Pirates
Right hander Larry Jansen improved to 5-4 as the New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 0. Jansen allowed five hits and got run support from Tookie Gilbert who hit a two run homer in the second inning.
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Caretta Foreman's Club Receives Charter
The Assistant Foreman's club of Caretta in McDowell county, a non profit group offering sickness and death benefits to members, received its charter today in Charleston West Virginia.
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Stanford Crew Receives Hope for Regatta Comeback
Stanford's Orphans crew, led by coach Jimmy Beggs, expects a stronger showing at the intercollegiate regatta on the Ohio River as coxswain Dave Herdman recovers from asthma. The team, funded by students and alumni with 3500 dollars, faces travel challenges and aims to prove rowing as a varsity sport at Stanford.
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DiMaggio Closer to 2000 Hit Club on Western Swing
Joe DiMaggio needs nine more hits to reach 2000 in his career as the Yankees begin a western tour against the White Sox. He sits at .247, with external leaders Luke Appling and Wally Moses the only active 2000 hit club members. DiMaggio, 35, is the youngest in the group. Appling is 41. DiMaggio excels on the road with .357 away compared to .176 at home.
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Gal Fracas Draws Crowds For Benefit Baseball Games
High interest surrounds the Chicago Colleens Springfield field games at Bowen field on June 20 and July 7 as part of a Bluefield pool fund drive. Advance tickets cover either game and box seats go to earliest buyers. Proceeds help the pool, with one dollar tickets and no extra costs beyond team expenses. Tickets available at multiple local outlets in Princeton Bluefield Richlands and Tazewell. The players have national exposure from a major sports magazine and are barnstorming on a 96‑date tour since 1943 with professional roots in the All-American Girls League.
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Forty-Seven Qualify For Governor's Cup Golf Event
Forty-seven golfers qualified for the Governor's Cup Handicap Golf Tournament at Bluefield Country Club. Medalists Bob Woods, Bob Brooks, and George Cartwright tied for low net 65. The top 32 net scores advance. numerous matches are set to be completed by June 18 and June 25 for second round play.
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Mort Wagner
H. W. Payne
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Harman Woodward
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Bantam Ben Declines PGA Tour Return for 1950
U S Open champion Ben Hogan will not play in the PGA meet in Columbus next week due to injuries. PGA officials invited him as spectator or referee, but Hogan remains noncommittal, citing fatigue from the five day 36 hole grind and his earlier decision not to compete.
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Northern golfers tie for medal in gal play
Two northerners representing southern colleges tied for medalist honors in the six national collegiate golf tournament for women. Grace Lenczyk of John B. Stetson U. and Betty Kerby of Barry College both shot 77 to lead the 16 match play qualifiers on Ohio State's course. Lenczyk, a former all American and national amateur title holder, has been a favorite in past championships. Kerby, Akron district champion for three years, posted the 77 on her fourth 18 hole round of the year with new clubs.
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Hogan Signs For Tenth Year At Hershey
Ben Hogan, newly crowned National Open champion, signs for a tenth year as playing professional for the Hershey Country Club in Hershey Pennsylvania. He cites pleasant relations with Hershey over the past nine years and returns to his home course in three years. Hershey Estates president John B. Sollenberger declines to disclose Hogan’s salary, reputed to be $7,000 annually.
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Ole Man Mose Returns to Organized Baseball in Cumberland
Robert Moses known as Lefty Grove is back in organized baseball with a Cumberland Maryland program, the Cumberland Little League. The league, a minor pattern, counts about 390 youngsters and marks Grove’s first return to the field since retiring from the Boston Red Sox in 1941.
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Doerr Homers Twice As Red Sox Top Indians 8-1
Bobby Doerr slugged two homers a triple and a single in four at bats leading Boston past Cleveland 8 to 1. Pitcher Charlie Stobbs held the Indians to two hits and struck out seven as Boston built a large early lead and coasted to the victory.
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Tigers Rally Past Athletics In 10 Innings
Detroit pitcher Houtteman survives Philadelphia’s three homer outburst to lift the Tigers 6-5 in 10 innings. Hoot Evers belts a leadoff homer in the 10th to break the deadlock and seal Detroit’s fifth straight win at home.
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White Sox edge Yankees 6 5 on Masi single in 9th
Chicago beats New York 6 5 as Phil Masi singles off Joe Page with one out in the ninth scoring Chico Carrasquel. Bob Cain improves to 3-4, Page falls to 3-4, in a 2 31 game before 42 970 fans.
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Browns Top Senators in Twilight Night Twinbill
St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 8 3 in game one and 6 1 in game two as Harry Dorish and Cliff Fannin shined on the mound. Dorish held Washington to five hits in the opener while Fannin limited the Nats to four in the nightcap.
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House Votes To Plug Tax Law Loopholes
The house ways and means committee voted to tax the unrelated business activity of tax exempt groups including educational charitable and labor associations. Corporations would pay tax when a university owns a macaroni factory. The measure aims to raise about 100 million dollars yearly while exempting religious organizations.
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Roanoke Election Elects Unopposed Trio
Roanoke Virginia voters cast 947 ballots in a city council election. Mayor A R Minton received 884 votes Roy L Webber a florist 917 votes and Walter L Young a railroad official 885 votes. The three new councilmen will take office September 1 following a record primary with 10 673 total votes and a dozen write-ins.
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PIGEON-TOES The porcupine is our most pi geon-toed mammal
The text notes that the porcupine is described as the most pigeon-toed mammal. It presents a quirky observation about limb alignment in a light, humorous tone.
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